Tom Basden
- 43 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, executive producer and composer
Press clippings
Here We Go Series 3 now being filmed
Filming has started on the third series of BBC One comedy series Here We Go. The new episodes will see Rachel starting her life as a therapist and Robin and Cherry busy with a new arrival, baby Atlas.
British Comedy Guide, 4th November 2024Ricky Gervais assembles cast for cat-based animation series
Ricky Gervais is overseeing a new animated series about "a bunch of cats", a project that sees him reunited with After Life stars including Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Tom Basden, Tony Way and Diane Morgan.
British Comedy Guide, 13th July 2024The week in TV: Here We Go - review
There are little shivers of sweetness in the way it bumbles along.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 4th February 2024Here We Go, Series 2, review
A modern classic that deserves its place alongside The Royle Family.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 2nd February 2024Tom Basden on risque writing, sitcom gold and casting Carey Mulligan
His BBC One series Here We Go has single-handedly revived the family sitcom genre, and Hollywood stars love his short films. Might he be one of Britain's most versatile comedy writers?
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 1st February 2024Harry Enfield and Simon Farnaby to guest star in Here We Go
Series 2 of Here We Go starts on BBC One on Friday 2nd February. The six-part series will feature guest stars including Harry Enfield, Simon Farnaby, Sophie Wu, Dolly Wells and Andrew Brooke.
British Comedy Guide, 18th January 2024Tom Basden: Why the Nativity was the original sitcom
The writer and star of the BBC sitcom Here We Go explains how family comedies hark back to the most ancient of festive traditions.
Tom Basden, The Telegraph, 21st December 2023Mandy Series 3 cast & first look
A first look and casting details for the third series of Mandy have been revealed, as filming begins.
British Comedy Guide, 19th October 2023Here We Go Series 2 now filming
Production has started on the second series of Here We Go, the BBC One comedy written by Tom Basden.
British Comedy Guide, 17th September 2023Accidental Death Of An Anarchist review
Basden has Rigby ask whether any good will come from the liberal hand-writing of the tofu-munching wokerati... and the answer is probably not. But there's still much pointed fun to be had at watching the Maniac scythe through police hubris and proving that the lunatic is the only voice of sanity here. Even so, your senses might want an occasional breather from his relentless intensity.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th June 2023